Category LEED / Sustainable Design

• Advanced Green Facade Design Considerations

  10 Lessons in All Courses, greenscreen, LEED / Sustainable Design, Metals, Specialties

  Over the past two decades, green facade technology has evolved into a viable design component that can provide multiple benefits and aesthetic value to a wide variety of project types. This in depth discussion deals with the required considerations for successful green facade installations and projects. Green facade systems have a history of durability and […]

• Frameless Glass Railings: Designing Stunning, Code-Compliant Systems

  6 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings, The Architects Newspaper

  Glass railings can be a beautiful addition to your residential and commercial projects, adding value to your portfolio and raising your profits; however, specification questions, code changes and misinterpretations can stand in the way of a successful glass railing project. In this session, attendees will learn about design considerations, code requirements, installation methods, testing standards, […]

• The Principles of Glass Selection for Facades

  6 Lessons in All Courses, Guardian Industries Corp., LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings

  This course will introduce the various glass options for commercial building facades while explaining the different types of glass options. The course will explore the aesthetic and performance differences in low emissivity coatings and explain how to customize glass through color, textures and patterns.   NOTE: Certificates of Completion will be emailed in a PDF […]

• Understanding Applications of Storefronts, Window Wall and Curtain Wall

  6 Lessons in All Courses, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings, YKK, AP

  Storefronts, window walls and curtain walls are all have distinctive differences that dictate where they should be installed on a building. This course looks at performance attributes of each system and shares the basic assembly and installation procedures. This course also explores the latest design concepts to meet more stringent energy codes and reviews which […]

• Understanding Window and Door Hurricane Requirements for Your Region (Duplicate)

  0 Lessons in AIA Courses, Al-Farooq Corporation, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings

  This on-demand course is a recorded webinar.  The course will provide an introduction to hurricane design criteria and impact requirements for windows and the building envelope.  The course will also address how to determine and design for the minimum criteria that are needed to meet your project requirement based on building type and location. NOTE: […]

• Understanding powder and liquid FEVE coatings for curtainwall and architectural applications

  6 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Lumiflon, Openings

  This course will review the features and benefits of FEVE fluoropolymer topcoats for bridge and curtainwall applications. The course will examine the various uses on new and existing structures and will detail a number of performance tests both real and accelerated to determine the life of the coatings. Lastly this course will assess the life-cycle […]

• Understanding the impact of transitions on façade performance

  6 Lessons in AIA Courses, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings, The Architects Newspaper

  This course will explore the challenges on air and water tightness, thermal continuity, constructability and accountability caused by changes in geometry, materials, systems and gaps in scope allocation using completed interface examples. Using at-grade, in-plane, overhead and parapet transition details from one project as a baseline, the importance of careful interface detailing for high-performance envelopes […]

• Understanding Window and Door Hurricane Requirements for Your Region

  6 Lessons in AIA Courses, Al-Farooq Corporation, All Courses, Finishes, LEED / Sustainable Design, Openings

  This on-demand course is a recorded webinar.  The course will provide an introduction to hurricane design criteria and impact requirements for windows and the building envelope.  The course will also address how to determine and design for the minimum criteria that are needed to meet your project requirement based on building type and location. NOTE: […]